Zanzibar SG 2D Used 1895-96 1a plum overprint in blue digital-edition example of this rare watermark

example of this rare watermark variety lettered GK

example lettered FH

opt 'SPECIMEN' with additional seriffed 'SPECIMEN' receiving h/s (type BEC2a) applied diagonally

1856 1d Red-brown Pl

Very attractive 2d embossed envelope paying the 2d registration fee with the 2¬Ωd Postage paid by two 1d Lilac die II (SG 172's) and a ¬Ωd Vermilion (SG 197) sent from Bristol to Berlin

Zanzibar SG 2D Used 1895-96 1a plum overprint in blue digital-edition example of this rare watermark1895 96 1a plum, type 1 opt in BLUE and showing opt variety Small second 'z', used with large part '14 JA 96' cds. Minor discolouration at foot, and odd slightly shortish perfs mentioned for accuracy, still much above average for this rarity. BPA cert (2002). (cat 500) P256001243